Barbara Ann’s School of Dance is a Lexington business that has been serving students two years of age to adult for over 70 years. Classes include ballet, hip hop, contemporary, pointe, musical theatre, jazz, lyrical, tap, and tumbling. The classes are for beginner to advanced students and sibling discounts are available for technique classes. Barbara Ann’s School of Dance provides two-hour birthday parties for girls three to eight years of age.
Blackbird Dance Theatre is a Lexington business that has been serving students three years of age to adult for over three years. Classes include ballet, jazz, tap, pre-pointe, contemporary technique training, audition technique, hip hop, creative movement, modern, acting, and voice studio. Blackbird Dance Theatre also offers workshops and has a junior and senior company. Jenny Fitzpatrick is the artistic director and she has a BFA in Theatre Performance.
Bluegrass Dance Training Center is a Richmond business that teachers students 18 months to 18 years of age. Classes include ballet, modern, pointe, tap, lyrical, hip hop, creative, baton, acrobatics, contemporary, movement technique, Parent and Me, sign language, and yoga. Bluegrass Dance Training Center also offers competitive teams. Owner Alena Grivetti Watts is an instructor and has more than 20 years of experience choreographing for and coaching cheer and dance teams. Parents remark on the teachers’ talent, positivity, and professionalism.
Diana Evans School of Dance is a Lexington business that has been serving students for more than 30 years. Classes include ballet, lyrical, creative movement, hip hop, theatre dance, pointe, contemporary, combo class, jazz, and tap. Diana Evans Pulliam is the Artistic Director and she has a BA in Education. The National Arts and Letter Society named Diana Kentucky’s Outstanding Arts Educator in 2006. Parents appreciate their professionalism and the environment.
Jane’s School of Dance is a Versailles business that has been serving students for over 44 years. Classes include ballet, pre-dance, jazz, tap, acrobatics, and summer dance intensive. Jane’s School of Dance also has a competition team. Instruction is for all levels and classes are 30 or 60 minutes long.
Jessamine School of Classical Dance is a Nicholasville locally owned and operated business that teaches students two years of age and up. The business offers classes including ballet, hip hop, tap, jazz, and technique. Jessamine School of Classical Dance also has dance teams that meet two or three days per week. There is also a dance company that meets four times per week. Owner Mindy Taylor Jackson has over 30 years of dance teaching experience. Parents remark on Mindy’s quality of instruction, care, and talent.
Kentucky Ballet Theatre is a Lexington business that has been serving students of different levels for over 17 years. Classes include ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, Mommy and Me, and private lessons. Parents remark on the instructors’ attentiveness, experience, and talent, and the small class sizes.
Lexington Dance Factory is a business that provides instruction for students 18 months of age up to adult. Classes include ballet, pointe, musical theatre, hip hop, tap, acro, lyrical, jazz, and contemporary. Owner and Director Lindsay Roberts studied dance at Western Kentucky University and at Joy Johnson’s Dance and Gymnastics Studio. Parents appreciate the teachers’ talent, professionalism, and organization.
The Studio is a Georgetown business that provides massage, yoga, and dance classes. Dance classes are focused on ballet and are for children three to seven years of age. Yoga classes include candlelight yoga, yin yoga, gentle yoga, and beginner yoga. Monthly unlimited passes are available as are five-, 10-, and 15-class cards. Students can also walk in. The Studio offers massage appointments including deep tissue, sports, relaxation, couples, oncology, and therapeutic. Add-ons are aromatherapy, hot stones, and cupping. Students appreciate the environment and the welcoming instructors.
Town & Village School of Dance is a Paris family-run business that has been serving students two years of age and up in Central Kentucky for over 49 years. Class options include classical ballet, ballet and tap, jazz and tap, musical theatre, hip hop, and acrobatics. Town & Village School of Dance also offers six-week workshops. There is also a company that students can audition for. Parents appreciate the quality of instruction and their professionalism.
